Dr. Rajesh Sharma

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Introduction

Dr. Rajesh Sharma is one of the eminent Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Delhi who has accomplished recognition for his expertise and experience. Dr. Sharma is the Director and the Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute in New Delhi. He is also working as a Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgeon at the Jaypee Hospital, Noida, India.

Dr. Sharma, completed his MS (General Surgery) and MCh (Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery) from AIIMS, New Delhi, and has undergone training in Ventricular Assist Device at Berkeley, USA. He did his fellowship in Paediatric Cardiovascular Surgery from Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA and May Ann Knight Hospital for Children, Miami, Florida, USA.

Dr. Rajesh Sharma has performed over 20,000 cardiac surgical procedures in his career, which comprised of both the adult and congenital heart diseases. His field of interest involves the surgical treatment of complex congenital heart diseases. Since 1991, Dr. Sharma has performed more than 10,000 cardiac surgical procedures, including surgery for both congenital and acquired heart diseases.

Dr. Sharma was an Additional Professor at the AIIMS, New Delhi with teaching and training responsibilities. Later on he was Professor of Cardiac Surgery at the Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore since the year 2001 to 2007. He was instrumental in training numerous cardiac surgical trainees who are now working at various hospitals across the world.

Education

MBBS from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 1982

MCh (Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery) from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 1988

Memberships

India Association of Thoracic and Cardio Vascular Surgery

Pediatric Cardiac Society of India

World Society for Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery

Video

Dr. Rakesh Sharma - Pediatric Cardiology,

Dr. Rajesh Sharma shares the significance of early detection and treatment of a heart defect. The best pediatric cardiac surgeon, Delhi also talks about the immense infrastructure involved for the treatment. The survival rates for most heart defects are over 90% to 95%.